Bad news...I tried soaking Tank twice a day (some soaks with the carrot baby food too) and returned to the vet, who was pretty stumped. Tank seemed like he was improving, if only slightly, but then began to swiftly decline yesterday. He passed away this evening. I will not be performing a...
I do use a coil bulb as the UVB bulb, but only because I have had bad experiences in the past with the long strip UVB bulbs and the only ones available to me have a thick plastic cover between the bulb and the cage itself. I plan to swap my current UVB bulb out for a Power Sun (mercury vapor...
I have owned my Russian tortoise, Tank for about a year. Up until a month ago he has been very healthy with a big appetite, but now he seems to have fallen ill. He is lethargic and barely moves, and when I hold him, instead of retreating into his shell he seems very loose. He rarely opens his...